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The History of the
Chicago Area Chapter
Ninety-Nines, Inc.
In Commemoration
of the
70th Anniversary
1934 - 2004
70th Anniversary Committee
Committee Chairman………...Diane Cozzi
Commemorative Booklet…... Julie Murray
Candle Party Favors…………Diane Cozzi
Table Centerpieces.... .... Cynthia Madsen
Ideas, Inspiration, and Moral Support:
Rita Adams
Cynthia Madsen
Donna Klein
Marlene Winters
Susan Zurcher
Table of Contents
70th Anniversary Committee………………….......1
Anniversary Celebration Program………………...4
Officers and Chairman……………………………..5
Past and Present Chairmen……………………….6
A Letter from the Chairman………………………..7
The Chicago Area Chapter Today……………..…8
The History of the Chicago Area Chapter………10
The Chicago Area Chapter Air Meet……………42
The History of the Illi-Nines Air Derby…………..47
A Tribute to the 49½s…………………………….56
Second edition
Published by the
Chicago Area Chapter Ninety-Nines, Inc.
Channahon, Illinois, February 2004
Revised August 2011
Sources…………………………………………….57
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Welcome to the Chicago Area Chapter Ninety‐Nines 70th Anniversary Celebra on “Pilots, Rubies, & Pearls!” (Rubies for a 40th + Pearls for a 30th = a 70th Anniversary!) January 3, 2004 1:00 p.m.—4:30 p.m. Doral Resort, Itasca, Illinois Program Welcome Introduc ons Hors d’oeuvres Buﬀet Proclama on 99s~ Adding it All Up to “70” 49 ½ Recogni on Raﬄes & Prizes Closing 3
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Chapter Officers
Chairman................................................. Sheneda Woods-Hoskin
Vice-chairman ......................................... Joan Kerwin
Recording Secretary ............................... Ruth Frantz
Treasurer................................................. Donna Klein
Committee Chairmen
501 (C) 3 Chairman ................................ Marjorie Sundmacher
Aerospace Education .............................. Deanna Close
Air Marking Chairman ............................. Karen Ness
AE Memorial Scholarship Chairman ....... Madeleine Monaco
Anniversaries .......................................... Diane Cozzi
Chapter Air Meet ..................................... Rita Adams
................................................................ Mary Panczyszyn
Future Woman Pilot Co-chairman........... Heather Monaghan
Future Woman Pilot Co-chairman........... Janet Lee
Hostess Chairman .................................. Beverlee Greenhill-2003
................................................................ Ellen O’Hara-2004
Membership Chairman ............................ Mary Panczyszyn
Newsletter Editor ..................................... Cynthia Madsen
NIFA ........................................................ Sharon Schorsch
Ninety-Nines News Magazine Reporter .. Diane Cozzi
Nominating Committee ........................... Rita Adams
................................................................ Mary Panczyszyn
................................................................ Norma Freier
Public Relations ...................................... Open
Safety Education ..................................... Open
Scrapbook ............................................... Diane Cozzi
Waypoint Reporter .................................. Diane Cozzi
Ways and Means Chairman.................... Rita Adams
Web Site Administrator Julie A. Murray
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Past and Present Chairmen
1934 Ruth Kitchel Wakeman
1938 Jane Ray
1939 Mae Wilson
1940 Alice DeWitt
1947 Doris Langher
1948-1949 Elizabeth “Betty” Morgan
1950 Dora Dougherty Strother, Doris Langher
1951 Doris Langher
1952 Regina Devine
1953-54 Marge Raglan Anderson
1955-56 Sylvia Roth
1957-58 Nell Brown
1959-60 Lois Cassidy Seketa
1961-62 Eva White
1963-64 Irene Gabriel
1965-66 Dr. Sue Roscoe
1967-68 Louise Kokesh
1969-70 Geraldine Krause
1971-72 Juanita Fineman
1973-74 Caroline Smith
1975-76 Ellen Parker O’Hara
1977-78 Joan Kerwin
1979-80 Diane Cozzi
1981-82 Gail Wenk
1983-84 Mary Panczyszyn
1985-86 Rita Adams
1987-88 Ruth Rockcastle
1989-90 Sharon Schorsch
1991-92 Madeleine Monaco
1993-94 Cynthia Madsen
1995-96 Mary Hough
1997 Deborah Kirschner/Rhonda Buss
1998-99 Rhonda Buss
2000-2001 Rita Adams
2002 to Present- Sheneda Woods-Hoskin
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A Letter from the Chairman
The Chicago Area Chapter Today
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oday, the Chicago Area Chapter is composed of over one
hundred thirty members. It is a diverse chapter with pilots of
virtually every skill-level. The Chapter has among it members,
women pilots who have made significant contributions to aviation
and history. Adding to the diverseness of the Chapter is the geographic distribution of its members. While most members live in
Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, other members have maintained
their Chapter membership after relocating to Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Florida, and Mississippi.
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s we celebrate the 70th anniversary of our chapter, I reflect on
our past and our future. Back in 1929, when the Ninety-Nines
gathered, what is it that they wanted to accomplish, and do we still
have the same needs as they did? The mission then, of the International Organization of Women Pilots was to provide mutual support, networking opportunities, and ongoing aviation education.
Today the Chicago Area Chapter is the largest chapter within the
Ninety-Nines organization. Our chapter’s mission remains the
same today as when the chapter was formed in 1934. We have
benefited greatly from the support of our sisterhood and the opportunities for growth that this organization has provided. We must
strive to continue to reach out to all women so that female pilots
may continue to benefit from our knowledge and support.
The Chapter continues to conduct monthly Chapter meetings at
different airports in the Chicagoland area. Each meeting has a
different venue featuring a special speaker, educational program,
fundraiser, or other activity. The special venues usually precede
the Chapter business meeting. In addition, the Chapter conducts
planning meetings as needed, for the officers to smooth out
the business at hand. They usually take place at Pilot Pete’s Restaurant at Schaumburg Regional Airport, Schaumburg, IL. The
“Lunch Bunch” fly-ins of the early ‘80s are no longer called by that
name, but some members participate in monthly flying activities
which usually include lunch or dinner. Several Chapter members
make a habit of flying to chapter meetings, section meetings, and
the International conferences, whether they are in Alaska, New
York, Calgary, Alberta, or San Diego, California.
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The Chapter sponsors several annual functions, including the Aviation Expo safety seminar, usually held in January, and the Chapter Air Meet, usually held in September. Members continue to represent the Chapter with the display board at many airport open
houses, pancake breakfasts, and air shows. The ways and means
chairman and her committee typically staff the display booth, and
fund-raise by selling aviation merchandise to the public. They also
use that opportunity to recruit new members.
Sheneda Woods-Hoskin
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Chicago Area Chapter Ninety-Nines
Chicago Area Chapter members have participated in fly-bys, panel
discussions, given radio and cable TV interviews, written articles
for newspapers and magazines, and served as the subject of
news articles. The women pilots of the Chicago Area Chapter form
It is a daunting task to hold a leadership role in an organization
with such talented and dynamic women. I am proud to be a member of such a long-standing and prestigious organization. I have
learned a great deal from the dedicated women in the Chicago
Area Chapter.
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a strong network of volunteers dedicated to the mission of the
Ninety-Nines, to promote world fellowship through flight, provide
networking and scholarship opportunities for women and aviation
education in the community, and to preserve the unique history of
women in aviation. This chronological history of the Chapter is a
testimony to their success in accomplishing that mission.
The History of the
Chicago Area Chapter Ninety-Nines
1934 - 2004
The Early Years
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uth Kitchel Wakeman and a group of other women pilots
founded the Illinois Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, the forerunner of the Chicago Area Chapter, January 11, 1934; Ruth served
as the first chairman. Many of the original members also belonged
to the Chicago Girl’s Flying Club. It was noted in the minutes of
one of the first Chapter meetings that the Chapter chairman, “was
able to fly to the meeting without having to make even one emergency landing.”
On September 19, 1937, the Illinois Chapter of the Ninety-Nines
gave the 3rd Annual Air Carnival along with the Chicago Girl’s Flying Club. The show included competitive stunting, spot landing,
cross-country, comedy, and novelty. A November 1937 Chapter
newsletter reads that, “Not a wing-tip was scratched in this allwoman show, and 15,000 spectators were on hand at the Curtis
Airport to give the little girls a hand.”
The Chicago Area Chapter display board
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n May 1938, the Chapter participated in flying the U.S. Mail for
Air Mail Week at Chicago Municipal Airport (now Midway).
Some Chapter members saw an autogiro land and take-off in rain
and hail from the roof of the Chicago Post Office. Chicago Municipal was a beehive of activity as aircraft that have never been on
that field before, landed. The June 1938, Ninety-Nine Newsletter
reported that although the flights were hindered by haze and scattered thundershowers, the Air Mail went through. Alice DeWitt carried the U.S. Mail, as did Dorothy Ring, who arrived in Moline, IL
after having to alter course to Kewanee, IL while dodging thunderstorms. Nineteen Chapter members in all turned out for the event.
In May 1939, John Becker, an air radio cop in charge of the control
tower at Chicago Municipal Airport educated Chapter members on
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the newly installed blind landing beam that allowed planes to land
regardless of zero-zero weather. There were plans to install this
beam at all leading fields.
Irene Leverton started the forerunner of the Achievement Award
Program, founded later, in 1952. The Achievement Award program
recognized members for their participation in Chapter meetings
and events, aviation education, and flying activities. It was a way
of giving recognition to the members who have done the most for
the Chapter, both in the air and on the ground. The winners received trophies, plaques, or certificates of recognition. Between
1952 and 1970 there was one category and first, second, and third
place winners. In 1971, the Chapter added the category of ‘new
member’. In 1973, the Chapter revised the program again to recognize first, second, and third place winners in five categories,
including: highest total points, chapter activities, flying activities,
ratings, and the new member award. An incomplete list of winners
is as follows:
In 1939, the Chapter had at least nineteen members, two of which
were transport pilots. In May 1939, in spite of an irregular meeting
schedule, the Chapter contributed to the purchase of Christmas
baskets for the needy. This practice stayed with the Chapter for
many years.
In February 1940, the Chapter planned an air meet at Dixie Airport. Helen Budwash of Harvey, IL reported on the improvements
at Dixie Airport where new hangars had facilities to accommodate
overnight fliers, including a bunkhouse for women with a housemother to see to their comfort. Betty Morgan, Chapter Chairman in
1948, and her husband contributed a loving cup to be a perpetual
trophy for the winner of the Chapter Air Meet. Read more about
the Chicago Area Chapter Annual Air Meet on page 42.
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n 1948, Elizabeth “Betty” Morgan was chairman and the Chapter had forty-seven members. Betty’s husband, Gilbert “Doc”
Morgan, designed the original Ninety-Nines costume jewelry pin,
making the Morgan’s the official Ninety-Nines jewelers. Blanch
Noyes, the Ninety-Nines International President, received the first
one made. For many years, the sale of Ninety-Nines jewelry was
the primary ways and means project for the Chapter, and in 1988,
the Chapter introduced color brochures of newly designed pieces;
however, after handling sales of the jewelry for many years, in
about 2001, the Chicago Area Chapter finally handed this task
over to the North Central Section. Sadly, Betty Morgan passed
away December 21, 2000, and Doc Morgan on February 18, 2003.
In February of 1949, the Chapter began a raffle of articles at every
meeting with the proceeds to go to the Amelia Earhart Memorial
Scholarship Fund.
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n June 1949, the Chapter welcomed new member Esther
Noffke, a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP). Esther and
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1952 Irene Leverton
1953 Doris Langer
1954 Florence Pickering
1955 Sylvia Roth
1956 Donna Belding
1957 Bea Siemon
1958 Eva White
1959 Eva White
1960 June Basile
1961 June Basile
1962 Tracy Pilurs
1963 Doris Mullen
1964 Doris Mullen
1965 Joan Schoger
1966 Mary Shumway
1967 Mary Shumway
1968 Katie Boyd
1969 Marcella Klotter
1970 Marion Jayne
1971 Pat Friedman
1972 Jeannine Tellekson
1973 Charlene Falkenberg
1974 Dorathea Lough
1975 Barbara Silagi
1976 Barbara Silagi
1977 Barbara Silagi
1978 Barbara Silagi
1979 Madeleine Monaco
1980 Nancy Haraldson/Dr. Joanne Baldwin
1983 Joan Kerwin
1987 Patricia Thomas
1992 Flying Activities: 1st Mary
Lou Mueller; Chapter Activities:
1st Ruth Rockcastle
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n October 1949, Bea Siemon became a member and suggested that a unanimous Chapter letter go to “Washington Headquarters,” opposing the airlines movement to have private pilots
banned from airports with control towers. Well, Bea, I guess your
efforts paid off!!
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Repeated attempts to save Meigs Field
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n June 30, 1950, the Chapter participated in the Meigs Field
Dedication spraying the crowd with Jacqueline Cochran’s
“Pursuit” perfume. After seaplane and landplane fly-bys, Chapter
members modeled the latest in women pilot’s apparel and the final
fly-by dropped 5,000 “flying saucers” on the crowd, some of which
awarded free airplane rides donated by local airport operators.
In both 1981 and 1984, when Chicago‘s mayor proposed closing
Meigs Field, the Chapter conducted a successful campaign to
save the airport, with letters and television appearances. In the
late 1990s, many Chapter members joined The Friends of Meigs
Field, an organization formed to wage the battle to save the airport
from an early demise at the hands of Chicago’s Mayor Richard
Daley, who planned to destroy the airport to build a park. Although
Daley shook hands in agreement with Illinois Governor George
Ryan to spare Meigs Field in exchange for the Governor’s support
of runway expansion at Chicago O’Hare Airport, Daley ordered the
destruction of Meigs late at night on March 30, 2003, a move that
shocked the public, pilots, and even the Federal Aviation Administration. Meigs was home to the DODO Chapter of the Tuskegee
Airmen, who conducted monthly EAA Young Eagles rallies there,
and many Chapter members volunteered their time on the ground
and flying Young Eagles at Meigs. The Tuskegee Airmen’s Young
Eagles rallies were subsequently moved to the Gary/Chicago Airport in Gary, Indiana after the destruction of Meigs Field.
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n 1953, Esther Noffke was the only woman in Illinois holding an
Airline Transport Rating (ATR).
In 1953, member Doris Langher was the first woman to qualify as
a Link-trainer instructor for a major airline. Ironically, although Doris had been a flight instructor for eleven years, and a pilot for
nineteen, she did not have an automobile driver’s license.
n October 1953, a distributor for Aero Commander presented to
the Chapter on “the use of the Omni [VOR] and exhibited a set.”
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n October 1954, the Chapter voted to change the Chapter
name from the Illinois Chapter to the Chicago Area Chapter.
Starting in the mid-1950s the Chapter worked at air shows, mostly
sponsored by the Antique Airplane Association. They sold hot
dogs, collected tickets, and gave airplane rides - all in the hot sun
– and once in ankle-deep mud - to help the chapter raise funds.
Some members participated in the Miss Antique Airplane Beauty
Pageant as a way to advertise the Ninety-Nines.
Air Education and Project Air Bear
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n April 1956, Chapter member Regina Devine, reported on the
National Air Age Education Convention, named for a program
that involved taking aviation to the schools by passing curriculum
from teacher to teacher. In 1975, the Chapter voted to support the
FAA sponsored program, and did so by making presentations,
introducing airplanes and airplane rides to students, and by bringing aviation to Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Part of Air Age Education developed into Project Air Bear, a national program cosponsored by the FAA, National Association of
State Aviation Officials, and the Ninety-Nines. In 1986, the Chapter got involved further under the chairmanship of Ruth Rockcastle, who was instrumental in presenting Project Air Bear at several
International Conventions. "Air Bear Goes to School" is designed
for children in kindergarten through third grade. When Air bear
visits a classroom, students travel on a make-believe airplane
flight to Disneyland.
Presenting aviation education to children at an early age has proven advantages. The Air Bear program can: stimulate an early interest in math and science, introduce exciting career choices for
boys and girls, eliminate the fears children often have about flying,
and promote aviation safety.
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dropping contest, an obstacle course, and the ever-popular spotlanding contest. Read more about the air meet on page 42.
Ruth Rockcastle (left), Air Bear (top center), and Beverlee Greenhill with children at
Killdeer Elementary School.
Project Air Bear makes learning fun. According to the FAA, previous experience with "Air Bear Goes to School" shows that children
remain excited about aviation and remember Air Bear long after
the bear has left the classroom. Children receive Air Bear coloring
books, balloons, and badges upon completion of the program.
Ruth and Connie Miller-Gruberman presented Air Bear Goes to
the Classroom at the 21st Annual National Congress on Aviation
and Space Education (NCASE) in Los Angeles, CA on March 25,
1988. Through the effort of many Chapter members, Project Air
Bear took aviation education to thousands of children in the Chicago area and across the nation. In addition, Chapter members gave
Career Day presentations to Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Sea
Scouts. Other members helping in the local effort were Deanna
Falduto, Polly Gilkison, Bev Greenhill, Marge Krupa, Connie MillerGruberman, Cynthia Madsen, Sharon Ann Schorsch, and Pat
Thomas. Today, Nancy Haraldson, and several other Chapter
members carry on the tradition in the Chicago area.
In June 1962, the Chapter chairman was Eva White, and the
Chapter held a weekend event at
the Holiday Inn, Aurora, IL, including a Saturday evening supper, Sunday breakfast, and tour
of the new FAA-ATC Chicago
Center in Aurora, IL. Eva’s husband Harold E. White left a substantial sum to Lewis University,
Romeoville, IL upon his death.
As a result, university students
study aviation in the Harold E.
White Aviation Building and attend classes in the Eva White
Library.
Birth of the Illi-Nines Air Derby
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n 1967, Chairman Sue RosS. Selig (left) and former Chapter
coe introduced an idea prochairman Eva White in 1984.
posed by members of the State
Department of Aeronautics Commission and the FAA to help coordinate a women’s Illinois
S.M.A.L.L. Race (the S.M.A.L.L. race is a test of a pilot’s crosscountry navigation and timing skills) to celebrate Illinois’ 150th Anniversary. Representatives from several Illinois chapters served on
the race board, and organized the first race, dubbed the Illi-Nines
Air Derby, in May 1968. Read more about it on page 47.
Chapter uniforms
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n 1971, the Chapter selected a uniform for its members consisting of a light blue jacket worn over white. In addition, other
Chapters recognized the Chicago Area Chapter members by the
Ninety-Nine aprons, poncho style, which they wore while working
the air shows and while serving as delegates to the Convention.
In 1960, Bee Siemon was Chairman of the Chapter Air Meet at Du
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First scholarship awarded
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n 1974, the Chapter awarded its first of many scholarships.
Chapter introduces chairman pin
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he Chapter tradition of presenting past Chapter Chairman
with a special Ninety-Nine pin with a ruby in the prop, was
adopted by the Ninety-Nines everywhere after the Chicago Area
Chapter proposed the use of the ruby at the 1974 International
Convention in Puerto Rico. The Chapter Chairman’s pin “is traditional and has a special meaning because it is worn by past chairmen and is the chapter’s gift of appreciation for faithful service”.
In both 1975 and 1976, the Chapter sponsored a fifteen-week instrument ground school and aviation meteorology school for local
pilots; one resulted in a $500 profit for the Chapter.
Ruth Rockcastle and Connie Miller-Gruberman prepare for flight on race day.
In 1976, the Chapter started a scholarship program that awarded
$500 to a deserving member to help her obtain a new rating or to
further her aviation career.
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n October 20-22,1972, the Chapter hosted its first North Central
Section “Wing Ding” at the Palwaukee Motor Inn, Wheeling, IL.
The Chapter chairman was Caroline Smith, and the hosting airport
was Palwaukee. Two hundred Ninety-Nines and 49½s registered
for Wing Ding I. The special speaker for the event was Joe Klaas,
author of “Amelia Earhart Lives.” Klaas’ presentation included a
slideshow on Amelia Earhart. The Friday night outing included
comedian Schecky Greene, and the weekend offered a tour of
United Airlines for everyone. The 49½s kept busy on a Mystery
Tour, and the master of ceremonies at the banquet was Smokey
Callahan, a captain with American Airlines.
Chapter incorporated in Illinois
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n May 15, 1976, Chicago Area Chapter members from the
Indiana/Illinois border area received the Charter to form the
Indiana Dunes Chapter with twenty-two members.
In 1977, the Chicago Area Chapter conducted a one-day refresher
seminar for pilots and nervous navigators.
Aux Plaines Chapter formed
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n 1978, another group of Chapter members from north of Chicago formed the Aux Plaines Chapter. The Chapter received
their Charter on April 29, 1979, and the original charter members
were Joy Dannelly, Suzanne Dewulf, Beverlee Greenhill, Sharon
Greth, Dourelle Griesheimer, Caroline Jacobson, Ginger Moore,
Anna Osborn, Tracy Pilars, and Trudy Zorc.
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n November 2, 1979, the Chicago Area Chapter NinetyNines hosted a Ninety-Nines’ Golden Jubilee, and a 50th Anniversary Luncheon at the Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL, the site of the
first International Ninety-Nines Convention of August 30, 1930.
This event commemorated the first meeting of the Ninety-Nines,
International Organization of Women Pilots, on November 2, 1929.
In honor of the occasion, the Chapter presented to the Chicago
Public Library, a copy of the new beautifully bound “Ninety-Nines
History Book” – a fitting tribute to the effort expended toward the
growth of aviation and the role of women in it. The presentation
committee was composed of the following: Diane Cozzi, chapter
chairman; Pauline Gilkison, chairman of commemorative committee; Beverly Bleitz, FAA safety counselor; Rose Bonomo, owner of
the flying club, Wing It, Inc.; Gail LaPook, flight instructor; Bonnie
Mertz, flight examiner; Ruth Whan, flight nurse.
Chapter member founded air races
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n 1980, Chicago Area Chapter member Marion P. Jayne
of Barrington, IL, created the coed Grand Prix Air Race Ltd. In
1983, it covered over two thousand miles, and offered a purse
totaling $20,000 in cash, trophies, and prizes. Marion Jayne,
now deceased, was one example of the remarkable women
that make up the Chicago Area
Chapter. At age forty-three, she
was only the twelfth woman to
achieve an Airline Transport
Pilot certificate. She eventually
moved out of the Chicago Area,
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but went on to co-found the Air
Race Classic, launch the Marion
Jayne U.S. Air Race, and start “Tailwinds,” an aviation-oriented
mail order gift catalog. In 2000, Marion Jayne was inducted in the
Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame. Marion Jayne’s daughter Patricia
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Jayne Keefer, learned to fly in 1972, and was a member of the
Chicago Area Chapter. Today, Patricia is president of U.S. Air
Race, Inc.
Noffke, Esther
O’Hara, Ellen
Panczyszyn, Mary
Peterson, Hazel
Pruitt, Susann
Raske, Bobbie
Rezabek, Gail
Ringuette, Myra
Roach, Dorothy
Roberts, Constance
Rubin, Melanie
Rulik, Betty
Sailer, Helen
Scholfield, Carol
Schroeder, Merry
Schuman, Sue Ann
During the decade 1981 to 1991, the Chapter membership
reached 180 members, and the Chapter had various fundraisers,
including a pancake breakfast, Las Vegas Night with auction, Harvest Dinner Dance, a few White Elephant sales, an ice cream social, and in 1981, the Chapter awarded two scholarships of $500
each.
The chapter membership in 1981, taken form the North Central
Section 50th Anniversary booklet (1931-1981), reads as follows:
Acker, Karen
Adams, Rita
Ackerlund, Frances
Alexander, Genevieve
Anderson, Marjorie
Anderson, Patricia
Baldwin, Dr. Joan
Balto, Darlene
Barth, Ida
Basick, Karen
Basile, June
Bassler, Mary Jane
Behm, Michelle
Blietz, Beverly
Bogoff, Louise
Bonomo, Rose
Brown, Deanne
Bruson, Cheryl
Burson, Gean
Case, Lois
Clark, Patricia
Coffeen, Virginia
Collins, Carolyn
Collins, Patricia
Coughlin, Genevieve
Cozzi, Diane
Davis, Frances
Davis, Mary Lou
Devine, Regina
Fineman, Juanita
Fisher, Margaret
Fleming, Pamela
Francis, Carol
Frantz, Ruth
Freier, Norma
Friedman, Patricia
Foldthorpe, Gail
Gilkison, Pauline
Greenhill, Beverlee
Greenhill, Stacey
Greisz, Madeleine
Grieco, Johannah
Guerine, Loretta
Haley, Carolyn
Haller, Ann
Handschiegel, Marlene
Haraldson, Nancy
Harmon, Scotty
Harper, Sylvia
Henson, Arta
Hickman, Carole
Hromek, Diane
Huritz, Frances
Ingle, Lillian
Irwin, Joan
Janus, Priscilla
Jayne, Marion
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Kaiser, Friedel
Chisholm Karas, Deborah
Keefer, Patricia
Keime, Shirley
Kerwin, Joan
Kinney, Markie
Klock, Sandra
Kokesh, Jouise
Konger, Julia
Krause, Geraldine
Krautkramer, Mary
Kudrna, Alice
Langland, Laura
LaPook, Gail
Larkin, Kathryn
Leum, Lois
Lough, Dorathea
Lower, Debra
Maggio, Rosanne
Marquardt, Marilyn
Maxim, Constance
Maximoff, Margaret
Merz, Bonnie
Morgan, Elizabeth
Murphy, Lisa
Murray, Susan
Newkirk, Joan
Scott, Ethel
Servos, Marion
Shelson, Joan
Siegler, Carol
Siemon, Beatrice
Silagi, Barbara
Soehren, Audrey
Stickling, C Joan
Story, Mary Louise
Strempel, Salley
Suit, Judith Ann
Summers, Nancy
Sundmacher, Marjorie
Teiber, Antoinette
Thomas, Tina Jo
Uznys, Linda
Van-Zandt, Cheryl
Wennell, Claudia
Wahrer, Elsie
Warren, Yvonne
Weimer, Annette
Weimer, Dolores
Wenk, Gail
Wenk, Wendy
Whan, Ruth Ann
Whipple, Florence
White, Dorothy
White, Eva
Winters, Marlene
Wyant, Ruby
Zurcher, Susan
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n October 30 & 31, 1982, the Chapter held a “Chapteral” at
Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL. Coined as, “ a minimum cost, minimum effort, maximum party,” the Chapteral was a
spoof on a section meeting and was practice for the Chapter before hosting the North Central Section Wing Ding II in spring 1983.
Diane Cozzi and Gail Rezabek co-chaired the hilarious event that
drew sixty-five attendees. The official registration form touted the
following activities: Business Meeting – monkey business & funny
business only – held at the pool or at the bar; Flight Proficiency
Training – video arcade game room; Educational Programs- get
your seaplane rating and practice carrier landings…in the pool;
Flying (sort of) Treasure Hunt – throughout the hotel; No Frills
Banquet – appropriate attire will be your favorite T-shirt & tennis
shoes outfit…or a costume.
Nervous Navigator course
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n March 19, 1983, the Chapter and the FAA West Chicago
General Aviation District Office (GADO) co-sponsored the
annual Aviation Safety-Education Seminar at the DAVEA Center,
Addison, IL. The Chapter taught the Nervous Navigator course. It
included: Introduction to the Airplane, Aircraft Instruments, Radio
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Communications, Radio Navigation, Basic Computer Problems,
Chart Reading, and Plotting Course.
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, located on the “Magnificent Mile.”
The cost per person was $17.00, and the invitation was open to all
Ninety-Nines, 66’s, 49 1/2 s, guests, friends, and well-wishers.
Meigs Field was the airport serving the event. Eighty people attended the event, including International President Marilyn
Copeland and Vice-President Charlene Falkenberg. Marilyn
Copeland presented several plaques, one to the Chapter and several recognizing individual members’ achievements. Six past chairman attended: Marge Anderson, Diane Cozzi, Juanita Fineman,
Joan Kerwin, Ellen O’Hara, and Gail Wenk. The Chapter presented a slide show compiled by the Anniversary Committee and narrated by Diane Cozzi, titled, “Chicago Area Ninety-Nines – The
First 50 Years.” Of the 160 Chapter members, 12 lived in the City
of Chicago; the remainder lived in 73 different suburbs, and 13
lived out-of-state. The majority of the members had between 100
and 500 logged flight hours. Thirty-nine percent were instrument
(Left to right): Gail Wenk, Joan Kerwin, and Jerri Nance at Wing Ding II.
Wing Ding II
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pril 29, 30 & May 1, 1983 the Chapter, under the direction of
the Convention Chairman Gail Wenk, hosted Wing Ding II at
Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL. Du Page County Airport
was the chosen airport for out-of-town arrivals. Wing Ding II included a softball game between the “Low Wings,” and “High Wings,” a
paddle boat cruise and dinner, a tour of the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in Aurora, IL, a brunch with 250 gold balloons
flying, and an Indian dance presentation by the KWO-NE-SHE
Dancers from Elgin, IL. Numerous newspaper articles were published about the event and featured members Charlene Falkenberg, Arta Henson, Diane Cozzi, and Gail Wenk.
Chapter celebrates 50th anniversary
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rated, 18% had a commercial certificate, 10% had a CFI and II,
6% had an airline transport certificate, 17% had a multi-engine
rating, 10% had a seaplane rating, 8% were ground instructors,
and 6% were glider/glider-towing pilots.
In February 1984, the Chapter voted to award a Civil Air Patrol
Flight Scholarship of $200.00 to a Civil Air Patrol cadet to attend
the Illinois Wing Flight Encampment. The winner was Cadet Suzanne Schei, a 17-year-old junior at Willowbrook High School. Suzanne was a member of the Du Page Squadron, and had received
a nomination to the Air Force Academy. Diane Cozzi and Gail
Rezabek presented the scholarship to Schei at the Illinois Wing
Statewide Conference.
Poker Run
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ne of the most successful Chapter endeavors was the annual
Poker Run, started in 1986. The object of the Poker Run is
another fun way to build proficiency by getting people out flying.
Entrants pay a fee per ‘hand’ to participate, and then fly to five
different airports and pick up a card from each (all sealed in envelopes). Participants take the sealed envelopes to the event chairman/committee, who opens them. The best hand(s) win prizes or
money. The 1991 Poker Run was so successful that Marjorie
Sundmacher gave out $300 in prize money. In 1992, the Chapter
sponsored the “1992 Tri-state Poker Run,” hosted again by Marjorie Sundmacher. The winners were: 1st Jim Loerzel; 2nd Sharon
Ann Schorsch; 3rd Madeleine Monaco; 4th Karen Ballard.
Air Marking
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etween 1986 and 1988, the Chapter air marked a compass
rose at Rockford Airport, Illinois, and runway markings at
Lake-In-The-Hills Airport. On June 20, 1987, the Chapter marked
two runways (18/36 and 13/31), and the airport’s Unicom frequency of 123.0 in the middle of 13/31 at Howell Airport in Crestwood,
IL. Mr. Howell was so pleased with the results that he asked the
Ninety-Nines to consider marking his second airport in New Lenox,
which they did, on October 24, 1987. They painted seven numbers, and a displaced threshold. The volunteers installed reflective
beads onto the paint before it dried, provided by Mr. Howell.
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Chapter members paint runway numbers at Howell Airport, Crestwood, IL on June 20,
1987.
Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame awards Chapter Spirit of Flight
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n October 17, 1987, at the Oakbrook Marriott, the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame honored all Illinois Ninety-Nines with the
Spirit of Flight Award. It was the first time the award went to an
organization. Chapter member Rita Adams accepted the award on
behalf of all Illinois Ninety-Nines.
On April 26, 1987, thirteen Chapter Ninety-Nines, 66s, and family
members participated in the March of Dimes Team Walk and
raised several thousand dollars to help fight birth defects.
FAA honors Chapter with Administrator Award for Excellence
in Aviation Education
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n May 1987, the Federal Aviation Administration selected the
Chicago Area Chapter of the Ninety-Nines as the regional winner of the Administrator Award for Excellence in Aviation Education. The award reads:
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This award is in recognition of your efforts to help
our young people learn through the excitement of
aviation about science and the economic and
career values it represents. In so doing, you
have performed a noble act for your country by
preparing its youth for the challenge of tomorrow.
For supporting excellence in aviation education,
the FAA thanks and salutes you.
Ninety-Nines honor Amelia Earhart’s memory in flying event
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n July 2, 1987, the Chapter participated in a flying event
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the loss of Amelia
Earhart after her departure from Lea, New Guinea. To honor her
memory, International Headquarters arranged with the FAA for the
exclusive use of the frequency 123.1 for two hours. The goal was
for the women pilots to make radio contact all across the USA.
Past President Hazel Jones asked American Airlines, TWA, Piedmont, Flying Tigers, and United Airlines to help during that period
to symbolically make the call around the world. At 11:00 a.m. EST
(10:00 a.m. CST) Ninety-Nines took to the skies, monitoring frequency 123.1. When the frequency was clear, they were to state
their name, the city they live in, and say, “Let the search for Amelia
continue.” Participating Chapter members gathered at Lake Lawn
Lodge, WI for lunch, after the event. They include: Rita Adams,
Bev Greenhill, Nancy Haraldson, Ruth Rockcastle, Sharon
Schorsch, and several guests.
Illiana Cardinals Chapter formed
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n December 1, 1989, the Illiana Cardinals Chapter, formed
from the Chicago Area Chapter. It received its Charter with
seven members, including Charlene Falkenberg, Juanita Hamblin,
Kathy Magon, Pat Magon, Joy Rickel, Katherine Rubin, and
Shirley Spry.
Lee Carlson from the FAA presents the Administrator Award For Excellence in Aviation
Education to the Chicago Area Chapter. Connie Miller-Gruberman (left) and Ruth Rockcastle accept on behalf of the Chapter.
On May 16, 1987, the Chapter conducted one day of BFR-Pilot
Proficiency Classes for Chapter members only. It included a day of
ground school and flying at Waukegan Aero. The subjects covered
included regulations, Terminal Control Area (TCA), weight and
balance, instruments and chart reading, and an hour of flying in
each of three categories: air work, take-offs, and landings.
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In 1990, the Chicago Area Chapter collected aviation related toys
for the US Marine “Toys for Tots” program.
Wing Ding III
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n September 1991, the Chapter hosted Wing Ding III at the Holiday Inn, downtown Chicago, IL, and Meigs Field served as the
host airport. Wing Ding started with a Friday night welcome party
featuring a Chicago style barbecue on the hotel’s fifth level outdoor pool deck, and an airport ID contest to match a city with an
airport name. The Saturday Wing Ding brunch had golden airplane
and balloon centerpieces that “soared” twenty feet high, and official group photographs were taken of each chapter. The Saturday
night banquet, with a roaring twenties theme was held at
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Chicago Area Chapter members in 1991. Photo courtesy Cynthia Madsen.
Tommy Gun’s Garage, a dinner theater that spoofed Chicago’s
infamous Al Capone and his mobsters. Sunday morning was a
“Homecoming Breakfast” for members who moved away or to other chapters that had not been seen in a while. They were all
crowned “Homecoming Queens.” Sunday, everyone took a double
-decker bus city tour, including the Sears Tower, and that night
they had a gourmet picnic at Ravinia. Some of the Wing Ding favors included “I flew in” Meigs Field patches, automobile sun
shades with the Wing Ding logo, and Marshall Fields’ Frango
mints.
Fiftieth anniversary of Battle of Midway
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n June 6, 1992, the City of Chicago celebrated the 50th Anniversary victory of the World War II Battle of Midway, at Chicago’s Midway Airport. Verne Jobst asked the Chapter to participate in a fly-by over the airport. Sharon Schorsch and Madeleine
Monaco Monaco flew in Sharon’s 206-without the floats, Rosemary LoGiudice and Kathy Tyler flew in “Herbie,” a Commanche
250, Cynthia Madsen and 49 ½ Ralph flew in their Cherokee 140,
and Sue Nealy and Faith Hillman flew in Sue’s taildragger. They
participated in two fly-bys and were part of the static display where
they greeted visitors. In addition, Sue Murray, Yvonne Warren,
and Rose Bonomo staffed the Chapter booth and talked to the
crowds.
Chicago Area Chapter members opened the 1992 Heartland Air
Show at Du Page Airport with a fly-by on August 8 and 9. All pilots
participating included: Kristin Glick-Nuckolls, Cindy Kuzanek,
Rosemary LaGiudice, Cynthia Madsen and Ralph Madsen, Madeleine Monaco, Cindy Nixon, Bev O’Hair, and Marjorie
Sundmacher.
Chapter member named Flight Instructor of the Year
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n the spring of 1993, the Chicago Flight Instructor Association
named Chapter member Madeleine Monaco Flight Instructor of
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Former Chapter member, Kristin Glick-Nuckolls honored with
scholarship fund
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he Chapter administered the Kristin Glick-Nuckolls Scholarship Fund in summer 1994, in the amount of $1,400; the
funds helped the recipient pursue her goals in the field of aviation.
The scholarship went to Elizabeth Sharp, a student at the American Airlines Maintenance Academy. The Kristin Glick-Nuckolls
Scholarship honored a former Chapter member who passed away
suddenly May 1, 1993. The scholarship ended in the late 1990’s.
Donna Beering earns Mrs. Illinois 2002 title
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hicago Area Chapter member Donna
Beering was named Mrs. Illinois
2002. Donna is a certified as a captain on
United Airline’s 737 aircraft. She uses her
experience flying and her pageantry in
combination to mentor youth. Donna presented at both the February and April
2003 Chapter meetings, where she talked
about women in traditionally male roles,
and how she balances her career and
family. Donna is truly a role model for all
women pilots.
Joan Kerwin inducted into Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame
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Joan Kerwin and son Walter Kerwin with Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame plaque,
April 24, 2002.
Puff Derbies, ten Illi-Nines Air Derbies, and has been a long time
member of the Chicago Area Chapter Ninety-Nines where she
served as vice chairman. Joan’s previous awards include Accident
Prevention Counselor of the Year- GADO #3 - 1985, Jane’s Who’s
Who in Aerospace and Aviation - 1983, and North Central Section
of the Ninety-Nines Public Relations Award - 1974.
Mrs. Illinois 2002-Donna
Beering– Photo from
www.mrsillinois.com-Feb. 2003
n April 24, 2002, The Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame honored Chicago
Area Chapter member Joan Kerwin with her induction. A pilot
since 1969, and a lifetime resident of Illinois, Joan is a founding
member of the Du Page Pilots Association, and a co-creator of the
Flying Companion seminar with the Illinois Department of Transportation - Division of Aeronautics. She is a member of the Illinois
Aviation Hall of Fame for over 25 years, and an Aviation Badge
counselor for the Du Page Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
She worked with students in Chicago area schools, and created a
“Women in Aviation” exhibit for the Chicago Museum of Science
and Industry Golden Jubilee. In addition, Joan flew in two Powder
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Wing Ding IV
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n April 2002, the Chapter hosted another North Central Section
meeting, Wing Ding IV, at the Double Tree Inn, Glenview, IL.
Gail Wenk and Mary Hough co-chaired the event that drew about
110 attendees. It featured a Flying Safari Party conducted by Diane Cozzi with special speaker Denise Morchand-Erwin, a tour of
Oliver’s Helicopters for the 49 ½ s (thirteen attended), and the
comic theater performance of Tony and Tina’s Wedding in Chicago. Cindy Wenk created the wedding cake centerpieces displayed
at the brunch. Each layer (box) of the cake contained a plastic aviation mug for each attendee. At the Section meeting, the Chapter
won Honorable Mention for their scrapbook and for public relations. It took the hard work of many Chapter members to make
Wing Ding IV a success.
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Chicago Area Chapter at Oshkosh
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ineteen eighty-two was the first year that Chicago Area
Chapter hosted the “Ninety-Nine Friendship Tent” at the EAA
convention and airshow at Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, an annual summer event, now called EAA AirVenture.
Chicago Area Chapter members Norma Freier and Mary Panczyszyn were the Friendship Tent Co-chairmen. The tent featured
a poster display designed by Joan Kerwin, a sign-in book for visiting Ninety-Nines, prospective Ninety-Nines, and student pilots. In
addition, the Ninety-Nine News magazine was distributed along
with membership applications and information on the Ninety-Nines
organization. The Ninety-Nines named the Friendship Tent after
the airplane in which Amelia Earhart flew when she became the
first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The tent was in the
Women’s Activities area at Oshkosh, and the Ninety-Nines did not
become true exhibitors with their very own tent until about 1994.
Aviation Expo 2001 hosted members of the Tuskegee Airmen DODO Chapter. Back row
(L to R): Sharon Ann Schorsch; Mr. Milton Williams Jr.; Mr. Beverley Dunjill; Beverlee
Greenhill; Capt. Charles C. Nichols; Michael Streit, Chairman Aviation Depart., Lewis
University; Sheneda Woods-Hoskin. Front row (L to R): Gary Stevens and Dale Rust, both
from IDOT-Division of Aeronautics.
The Wisconsin Chapter of the Ninety-Nines provided a great deal
of help at the tent over the years. Today, Chicago Area Chapter
member Rita Adams is the Ninety-Nines EAA AirVenture Coordinator in charge of managing volunteers, and conducting all of the
affairs of the tent. The tent is now known as the “International
Ninety-Nines Tent,” and Ninety-Nines from all over the world volunteer their time there.
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(L to R) International Director Mardell Haskins, Linda Neumann (Wisconsin Chapter), and
EAA AirVenture Coordinator Rita Adams at the International 99s Tent, Oshkosh, 2000.
he Chicago Area Chapter has worked with the Illinois Department of Transportation – Division of Aeronautics and the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a very successful annual
safety seminar with attendance often reaching over five hundred. It
includes the widely acclaimed Flying Companion course for nonpilots, and both VFR and IFR seminars. Chapter members Beverlee Greenhill and Sharon Schorsch have hosted this event for
many years, while more than a dozen other Chapter members
help with registration, fundraising, and recruiting. In addition, sev-
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eral Chapter members have served as instructors at the seminar,
including Carol Para, Barbara Muehlhausen, Rhonda Buss, and
Sheneda Woods-Hoskin. The Chapter conducted the seminar at
various locations in the Chicagoland area over the years, including
the Ramada Inn, Northbrook, and more recently at Lewis University, Romeoville, IL in 2001, 2002, and 2003.
North Central Section Governor’s Service Award winners
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t least seven Chapter members have been the recipients of
the North Central Section Governor’s Service Award including
Ruth Rockcastle; Mary Panczyszyn-1986; Polly Gilkison–1987;
Gail Wenk–1988; Loretta Sincora–1997; Ellen Herring–1998; and
Rita Adams–1999.
Chapter member flies in National Air Tour
Forest of Friendship
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imberly Sailor was
one of only two
women pilots flying on the
National Air Tour from
September 8—24, 2003.
The Tour celebrated the
100th anniversary of
powered flight by
recreating the early air
tours sponsored by Henry
Ford in the 1920’s and
1930’s. This year’s tour
organizer Gregory
Herrick, president of the
Aviation Foundation of
America invited Kimberly
to participate as a rotating
pilot, after she
recommended Lansing
Municipal Airport as the
tour’s first overnight stop
on its 4,000-mile journey
Kimberly Sailor and the Bushmaster 2000 Tri-motor
around the mid-west,
that she piloted— Lansing Municipal Airport, Lanconsidering the airport
sing, IL, Sept. 8, 2003.
was built by Henry Ford,
and lays claim to an historic Ford hangar. Needless to say, Herrick
took her up on her offer to land at Lansing, and the rest is history.
Several Chapter members were among the hundreds of people at
Lansing that greeted the Tour on September 8, including: Rita
Adams, Ellen O’Hara, Cynthia Madsen, and Julie Murray. Also
present was Charlene Falkenberg of the Illiana Cardinals Chapter.
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he International Forest of Friendship was established in 1976,
the 200th Anniversary of our country, and was a gift to America from the Ninety-Nines, International Organization of Women
Pilots. The Forest overlooks Lake Warnock in Atchison, Kansas. It
is comprised of trees from the fifty-states, territories, and the thirtythree countries around the world where there are Ninety-Nines.
The Forest of Friendship honors those who have or who still are
contributing to all facets of the advancement of aviation. Winding
through the Forest is a concrete pathway called Memory Lane.
The names of the honorees appear on granite plaques embedded
in Memory Lane. Memory Lane honorees are nominated by sponsors who contribute $350 to the International Forest of Friendship
to help defray the cost and the installation of the 12” x 16” x 4 ½ “
granite plaque. Following is a list (that may not be complete) of the
Chicago Area Chapter members and their 49½s inducted into the
Forest of Friendship:
1983 Dr. Joanne Baldwin
1984 Michele Burgen
1985 Ethel Dierrson Scott
1986 Pauline Gilkison
1986 Marlene Beurgi Winters
1987 Marjorie Raglin Anderson
1987 Juanita Rae Fineman
1987 Esther E. Noffke
1989 Beatrice Currier Siemon
1990 Eva Anderson White
1993 Gail Wisch Wenk
1994 Ilene Helfand
1994 Kristin Glick-Nuckolls
1995 Loretta B. Sincora
1997 June Basile Bartelt
2001 Arta Mae Henson
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1987 Sidney Fineman
1987 John S. Gilkison, Jr.
1988 Erwin P. “Erv” Strempel
1993 Harold Edgar White, Jr.
1995 Walter X. Kerwin
1995 Russell P. “Russ” Sincora
1997 Herb C. Sundmacher
2001 Richard Lee Henson, Sr.
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Chapter members who have served as Governor of the North
Central Section include:
1939-1940 - Mabel Wilson
1960-1962 - Lois Seketa
1982-1984 - Diane Cozzi
1984-1986 - Joan Kerwin
1986-1988 - Juanita Fineman
1989 forward—unknown
Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Winners
Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship winners
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welve Chapter members won the Amelia Earhart Memorial
Scholarship Award, including:
1987 Madeleine Monaco—multi-engine instructor rating
1989 Patricia Thomas
1989 Ann Marie Schorsch
1990 Gail LaPook
1992 Tina Thomas—multi-engine rating
1993 Marie Miller
1994 Gail Allinson
1998 Michelle Turner—737 type rating
1998 Maggie Dodson—CFII
1999 & 2002 Cynthia Madsen—commercial certificate, CFII
2000 Julie Murray—B. S. degree in Aviation Administration
2002 Karen Ness—commercial certificate
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Madeleine Monaco
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Patricia Thomas
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Ann Marie Schorsch
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Gail LaPook
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Tina Thomas
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Marie Miller
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Gail Allinson
1998
Michelle Turner
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Maggie Dodson
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Cynthia Madsen
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Julie Murray
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Karen Ness
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The newsletter—Air News
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ir News is the current
name of the Chapter
newsletter, published January
through November each year.
Air News keeps members and
others in the aviation community informed on Chapter activities, and is available to members who pay chapter dues, or
to anyone wishing to subscribe.
Many members feel that the newsletter
is the life-blood of the Chapter, because it contains a message from the chairman, a welcome to new
members, the minutes from the planning and Chapter business
meetings, a calendar of events, and New Horizons, a column that
acknowledges the passing of Chapter members. Air News also
provides a way for members to report on their aviation, flying, and
academic accomplishments.
A new effort is underway to provide the newsletter to
members via the Internet as a way for the Chapter to save on
printing and postage costs, and to provide the newsletter to members in a timelier manner.
Serving as newsletter editor can be both exciting and rewarding. Some of the past newsletter editors include: Mary Panczyszyn, Susan Murray, Stephanie Cruz, Ellen Herring, Beth
Rehm, Madeleine Monaco, and Julie Murray. Cynthia Madsen is
the current newsletter editor.
Chicago Area Chapter web site
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ne of the newest developments for the Chapter is the web
site. Former member Beth Rehm created and maintained the
first web site for several years. After Beth left the Ninety-Nines,
Julie Murray created a new web site and launched it in February
2002. The web site has become an important communication tool
and information source for the Chapter as it moves through the
21st century. It features short biographies of all current Chapter
officers and lists their email addresses. It also features histories on
the Chapter and the air meet. The web site also provides links to
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The home page of the Chicago Area Chapter web site.
additional aviation resources that provide: weather information,
FAA Notams, and FAA pilot requirements. It links to local flight
schools, universities, the International Ninety-Nines web site, the
North Central Section web site, and membership and scholarship
applications. Don’t miss the photo journal that showcases members participating in recent Chapter activities, and the Calendar of
Events for details on upcoming meetings and events. Another benefit of the web site is the Chapter’s ability to post registration forms
and flyers on-line, so if you need a registration form for an upcoming chapter event, just visit the Chapter web site at:
Http://www.chicagoareachapter99s.org
Chicago Area Chapter Members
(October 13, 2003 International Roster)
Academic Members
Monaghan, Heather M.
Future Woman Pilot
Bertrams, Brittany Leigh
Crissey, Stephanie Elizabeth (Stephanie now
private pilot)
Elddine, Selina
Espeland, Laurette B.
Franklin, Krystal Latoya
Wilson, Barbara Sue
Ziebell, Darlene M.
Life Members
Akerlund, Frances J.
Alexander, Genevieve
Mahre
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Anderson, Marjorie R.
Bascomb, Elsie Wahrer
Coffeen, Virginia M.
Fineman, Juanita Rae
Kokesh, Louise Rogene
Noffke, Esther E.
O’Hara, Ellen L.
Sailer, Helen R.
Silagi, Barbara W.
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Sincora, Loretta B.
Story, Mary Louise
Teiber, Antoinette Marie
White, Dorothy E.
Ninety-Nines
Adams, Rita V.
Adler, Susan
Alborell, Susan J.
Allinson, Gail Lynne
Arquilla, Erika
Ballard, Karen Jean
Beering, Donna Janine
Blietz, Beverly Bolles
Bonomo, Rose
Brackett, Andrea Inman
Brooke, Kristy Lynn
Browning, Denise Dean
Cameron, Amy Beth
Case, Lois H.
Close, Deanna Elias
Colon, Linda Gail
Cozzi, Diane Marie
Dacy, Michele S.
Deeter, Wendy Wenk
Dejorna, Camille Marie
Desio, Phyllis Anne
Dettmer, Barbara Jean
Diversey, Lori Louise
Dodson, Margaret Alice
Duckworth, Ladda Tammy
Estelle, Yvette M.
Frantz, Ruth Ellen
Freier, Norma J.
Fridell, Abbie Joanne
Greenhill, Beverlee K.
Haller, Ann C.
Haraldson, Nancy L.
Hardy, Marie C.
Harrison, Emily A.
Heine, Erin Joy
Henson, Arta Mae
Herring, Ellen
Hess, Kathleen Lynne
Hetherington, Kathryn
Jane
Hickman, Carole J.
Hough, Mary
Hromek-Sawyer, Diane
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Huritz, Frances
Ingle, Lillian Jean
Janus, Priscilla Wallace
Johnson, Sharon Elizabeth
Johnston, Patricia J.
Karas, Deborah
Chisholm
Kerwin, Joan
Ketchum, Nancy June
Kirschner, Deborah Ann
Klein, Donna G.
Kollross, Catherine Benoit
Konger, Julia A.
Lechner, Mary Ellen
Logiudice, Rosemary Jo
Anne
Lukowitz, Ruth
Madsen, Cynthia S.
Mansfield, Karen L.
Martens, M.D., Ruth Carol
Meyer, Judith Wilk
Meznarsic, Debra L.
Monaco, Madeleine
Joyce
Muehlhausen, Barbara J.
Mueller, Mary Lou
Murray, Julie Ann
Nealey, Susan
Ness, Karen G.
Nolan, Jamie Skoff
O’Brien, Amy Louise
Owens, Patricia Marie
Panczyszyn, Mary
Panek, Mary Lynn
Pankalla, Bonnie C.
Para, Carol
Patel, Himani N.
Penstone, Ann E.
Pintor, Mary Ann
Rapchak, Barbara Ann
Reinschmidt, Jessica
Ann
Rios, Cynthia Elizabeth
Rodriguez, Maritza
Rohlwing, Jodi L.
Rose, Myrt Anne
Santori, Gina
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Schorsch, Sharon Ann
Servos, Marion Louise
Shelson, Joan Therese
Simek, Jamie Robin
Smith, Anne H.
Spaniol, Pamela Cecilia
Sundmacher, Marjorie
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Syran-Fox, Sidsel “Syd”
Thibodaux, Valerie S.
Thomas, Kristina Jo
“Tina”
Uznys, Linda Joyce
Van Reeth, Joan D.
Victor, Susan J.
Warren, Yvonne Morris
Weber, Joyce A.
Welpton, Mary Anne
Wenk, Cindy Craig
Wenk, Gail W.
Williams, Gail W.
Williams, Scotty Harmon
Winters, Marlene Kay
Woods-Hoskin, Sheneda
Renee
Zurcher, Susan Rapp
The Chicago Area Chapter Air Meet
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he Chicago Area Chapter Air Meet has been an annual tradition since 1949. Usually held in September, it is a proficiency
competition where competitors estimate their time to complete a
triangular course approximately 150 nautical miles in length. The
hostess of the competition keeps the route secret until the prerace briefing. Pilots must also estimate the amount of fuel they
think their aircraft will consume during the flight; therefore, the better a pilot knows the performance capabilities of their aircraft, the
more likely they are to win. At the end of the flight, pilots have the
option of competing in a spot-landing competition, where the pilot
who lands the closest to a target on the runway wins in that category.
Pilots compete for first, second, and third place trophies, and the
categories of spot landing contest and rookie pilot. The chapter
member that places first in the competition receives the Joan and
Walter Kerwin Perpetual Trophy. Long time chapter member Joan
Kerwin donated this trophy that honors her late husband and pilot
Walter Kerwin. The chapter rookie pilot who places first, receives
the Mary B. Shumway Perpetual Trophy; the rookie pilot category
recognizes the highest scoring pilot-in-command that flies in the
air meet for the first time. This trophy is named for the winner of
the 1966 Chicago Area Chapter Air Meet.
The winner’s names are engraved on the perpetual trophies, and
those trophies remain with the winners until the air meet the following year, when they are handed over to the new winner in that
category. The recipients of the perpetual trophies also receive a
trophy that they can keep. The chapter recently retired a perpetual
trophy, full of winner’s names, to the Ninety-Nines Museum of
Women Pilots in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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In September 2001, the Chapter Air Meet was cancelled due to
the ban on flights by the Federal Aviation Administration after the
attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the downing of an airliner in Pennsylvania. It was a solemn day for Chapter
members as they gathered the day of the intended air meet at
Howell-New Lenox Airport, and instead of flying, discussed the
new FAA regulations covering how civilian aircraft should respond
to an interception by military fighter aircraft. It seemed, at that
time, that our freedom to fly might forever be threatened.
1951 Esther Noffke
1952 Helen L. O’Hara and Esther Noffke
1953 Evelyn A. Martin
1954 Irene Leverton
1955 Sylvia Roth
1956 Donna Giles
1957 Kathleen McHugh
1958 No Information Available
1959 Joan Campbell
1960 September – Du Page County Airport - Corrine Hallgren
1961 Alice A. DeWitt and Corrine Hallgren
1962 Louise Kokesh
1963 Norma Freier
1964 Antoinette “Toni” Teiber
1965 Gerry Krause
1966 Mary Shumway
1967 Nona Gustafson
1968 Caroline Smith
1969 Gerry Krause
1970 Arlene Odegaard Edgcumbe
1971 Charlene Falkenberg
1972 Gail Ellen Lewin
1973 Mary Stroh (Story)
1974 Gail LaPook
1975 Ruth Ellen Frantz
1976 Deborah C. Karas
1978 Julia Konger
1979 Elsie Wahrer (Bascomb)
1980 Norma Jean Freier
1981 Elsie Wahrer (Bascomb)
1982 Aurora Airport, Sugar Grove, IL
1st Marjorie Sundmacher/Herb Sundmacher
2nd Bobbie Raske/Ed Gunderson
3rd Susan Zurcher/Julia Konger
4th Norma Freier/Horst Massier
5th Ruth Frantz/Bob Frantz
6th Ellen O’Hara/Yvonne Warren/Arta Henson
Rookie Pilot: Gail Rezabek
Spot Landing: Marion Servos
1983 34th Annual September 10, Lake in the Hills
The events of September 11, 2001 took their toll on the aviation
industry and economy overall, and the resulting decline in air meet
entries is in-part responsible for a change in the entry requirements for the air meet. For fifty-two years, entrance to the air meet
was restricted to members of the Chicago Area Chapter NinetyNines; that is until 2002, when the competition was opened to accept Ninety-Nines from other chapters, and non-Ninety-Nines, including male pilots. The rules and insurance limitations, however,
require that one Ninety-Nine occupy each aircraft, either as pilot-in
-command or as co-pilot.
Pilots interested in entering the air meet must request a race packet from the event chairman or Chapter chairman prior to each
meet, pay entry fees, and complete the registration and insurance
forms to participate.
We would like to recognize the following Chapter
members who placed first in the air meet more than once:
Elsie Wahrer (Bascomb)-1979, 1981
Ruth Ellen Frantz–1975, 1977, 1988, 1991, 1993
Norma Jean Freier-1963, 1980, 1983, 1985
Nancy Haraldson–1987, 2003
Ellen Herring–1989, 1992, 2002
Gail LaPook–1974, 1986
Cynthia Madsen–1995, 1998, 2000
Marjorie Sundmacher–1982, 1996, 1999
Winners of The Chicago Area Chapter Air Meet
1949 to Present:
1949 Mary Jane Dwyer
1950 Anne Noggle
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1st Norma Freier/Cassy Freier
2nd Ruth Frantz/Bob Frantz
3rd Yvonne Warren/Horace Noble
4th Robin Davis/Iris Davis
Rookie Pilot: Robin Davis
Spot Landing: Mary Panczyszyn
1984 Ellen L. O’Hara
1985 Norma Freier
1986 Gail LaPook
1987 September 12 Landings Airport
1st Nancy L. Haraldson
1989 Ellen Herring
1990 Mary Krautkramer (Hough)
1991
1st Ruth Ellen Frantz/Marlene Winters
2nd Kristin Glick-Nuckolls/Lance Nuckolls
3rd Ellen Herring/Chuck Herring
4th Sharon Schorsch/Frank Schorsch
Spot Landing: Madeleine Monaco
1992 September 20 – Landings Condominium Airport, Huntley, IL
– Radio Ranch Airport, Polo, IL – Earlville Airport, Earlville, IL Landings
1st Ellen Herring/Chuck Herring
2nd Cynthia Madsen/Ralph Madsen
3rd Kristin Glick-Nuckolls/Lance Nuckolls
Spot Landing: Mary Lou Mueller
Rookie Pilot: Cynthia Nixon
1993 September 26 Belvidere Airport, IL – Juneau, WI – Monroe,
WI - Belvidere
1st Ruth Ellen Frantz
2nd Marjorie Sundmacher/Herb Sundmacher
3rd Nancy Haraldson/Gail LaPook
Rookie Pilot: Susan Sommers
Spot Landing: Lance Nuckolls
Flour Bombing: Rosemary LoGuidice
1994 September 18- Landings Condominium Airport, Huntley, IL
1st Rosemary LoGiudice
1995 Cynthia Madsen
1996 Marjorie Sundmacher
1997 Mary Lou Mueller
1998 September 20 - Lake in the Hills Airport
1st place: Cynthia Madsen
1999 September 19 - New Lenox –Howell Airport (1C2)
1st Marjorie Sundmacher/Madeleine Monaco
2nd Deb Kirschner/John Kirschner
3rd Cynthia Rios/Julie Murray
Rookie Pilot: No entrant in this category
2000 September 17 - Poplar Grove Airport (C77)
1st Cynthia Madsen/Ralph Madsen
2nd Nancy Haraldson/Mary Panczyszyn
3rd Norma Freier/John Reinert
Rookie Pilot: Julie Murray/ with co-pilot Cynthia Rios
2001 No Race Held Due To 09-11-01 Attacks On U.S.A.
2002 September 15 Palwaukee Airport (PWK). Course: Palwaukee-Rochelle-Lake Lawn-Palwaukee
1st Ellen Herring/Chuck Herring
2nd Peter Kerwin/Joan Kerwin
3rd Norma Freier/John Reinert
Rookie Pilot: Janet Lee/ Robert McCormick
Spot landing: unknown
2003 September 28 Poplar Grove Airport (C77). Course:
1st Nancy Haraldson/Mary Panczyszyn
2nd Maggie Dodson/Jenny Byrne
3rd Donna Klein/Wayne Klein
Rookie Pilot: None
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Illi-Nines Air Derby
pilot, and the first place winner of the spot landing competition. All
entry fees were given out as cash prizes, and outside sponsors
often helped pay for the costs associated with conducting the
event.
n 1967, Chairman Sue Roscoe introduced an idea proposed by
members of the State Department of Aeronautics Commission
and the FAA to help coordinate a women’s Illinois S.M.A.L.L. Race
(the S.M.A.L.L. race is a test of a pilot’s cross-country navigation
and timing skills) to celebrate Illinois’ 150th Anniversary. Representatives from several Illinois chapters served on the race board
and organized the first race, dubbed the Illi-Nines Air Derby, in
May 1968. The derby took its name from the state of Illinois and
the Ninety-Nines names combined. Several local chapters of the
Ninety-Nines, Inc. sponsored the event each year: the Chicago
Area, Central Illinois, Aux Plaines, and Quad-City chapters.
Over the years, several well-known celebrities flew in the Illi-Nines,
including Phil Boyer, current president of the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association; Mort Crimm, anchorman for Chicago Channel 5
-NBC News in Chicago, and Joel Daly, anchorman for Chicago
Channel 7-ABC News. In addition, well known air racer and former
W.A.S.P. Margaret Ringenberg was a regular in the race.
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The competition included proficiency, speed, rookie pilot, and spot
landing categories. The Illi-Nines Air Derby board awarded winners trophies and cash prizes for first, second, third place, and
sometimes fourth. It also presented a trophy to the best rookie
The Illi-Nines Air Derby tradition fostered back-to-basics flying for
fun, competition, and promoted safety and proficiency in crosscountry flying. It started out as an all-women’s derby, but later accepted both men and women. At its peak, the derby boasted sixtyfour entrants at one derby, and over the years, attracted flyers
from fourteen different state, including California, Connecticut,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. In 2001,
the derby board made a decision to cease the annual race, due to
the low number of entries in that year and preceding years; however, the Illi-Nines Air Derby had already made a name for itself as
one of the longest running air derbies in the country.
Dates, locations, and winners of derbies, when known:
Some members of the Illi-Nines Air Derby Race Board—1987-1988. (Left to right): Libby
Kaiser, Nancy Haraldson, Rita Adams, Mary Panczynszyn, Ruth Frantz, and Beverlee
Greenhill.
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1969 No race
1970 Rockford
1971 May 21-23, Quad City Airport-Moline, IL
Proficiency Category:
1st Pauline Mallary/Pete Mallary
2nd Loretta Jones/Toni Ciarlelli
3rd Jane Wright/Robert Wright
4th Garnett Jones/Charles Qualkinbush
Rookie Pilot: Robert Scherer
Speed Category:
1st Jan Gammell/Marilyn Pollock
2nd Arlene Edgcumbe/George Edgcumbe
3rd Jean Wood/Gary Wood
4th Earl Palmer
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Rookie Pilot: Earl Palmer
Spot Landing: Lois Hawley
1972 May 20, Quad City Airport-Moline, IL
1st Jean Lennertson/Rich Lennertson
2nd Loretta Jones/Toni Ciarlelli
3rd Norma Freier/Mary Stroh
4th Barbara Jennings/Patricia Nolan
Rookie Pilot: Art Zak
Speed Category:
1st Virginia McKinnis /J. Foster
2nd Samuel Bellafiore/Mary Ann Bellafiore
3rd Stanley Allen/Carol Allen
4th Barbara Silagi/Jeanne Icenogle
Rookie Pilot: Dennis Hill/Co-pilot: Norma Jean Hill
Good Sportsman Award: Jean Ingle
1973 May 25-27, Du Page County Airport, West Chicago, IL
1st Marge Ashton/Charles Ashton
2nd John Shumway, Sr./Helen Shumway
3rd Gail Goldthorpe/Thomas Goldthorpe
4th Douglas Price/Ray Chamberlain
5th Annette Fedor/Rosemarie Mintz
Rookie Pilot: Douglas Price
Speed Category:
1st Marlyn Donagan/Field Morey
2nd Sophie Payton/Pat Fairbanks
3rd Marlyn Jones/Clarissa Holcomb
4th Marion Jayne/George Jayne
5th Maisie Stears/Esther Bennett
Rookie Pilot: Marlyn Donagan
1974 No race–Energy crisis
1975 May 23-25, Willard-University of IL-Champaign, IL
Awards given to sixth place for sixth race
1st Richard Rush/Scotty Harmon
2nd Edie Allen/Bruce Allen
3rd Joyce Odom/Mickey Odom
4th Bob Frantz/Ruth Frantz
5th Gail Vail/Geraldine Rodengen
6th Von Alter/Barney Young
Rookie Pilot: Richard Rush
Speed Category:
1st Margaret Ringenberg/Larry Thrush
2nd Dolores Adamson/Douglas Combs
3rd Judy Suit/Ellen O’Hara
4th Mike Donagan/Field Morey
5th Jan Gannel/Joyce Baker
6th Don Hughes/Marge Hughes
Rookie Pilot: Mike Donagan
1976 May 28-30, Quad City Airport, Moline, IL- No derby due
to weather
1977 Quad City Airport, Moline, IL
1978 May 26-28, Du Page Airport- Sixty-four entrants
1st Barbara Brusseau/Mary Walters
2nd Mary Stroh/Mort Crim
3rd George Estep/Lisa Taranucha
4th Donald Henderson/Seymour Brandman
5th Helen Davison/Ellison Davison
Speed Category:
1st Marion Jayne/Kenneth Keefer
2nd Bruce Normington/Lillie Danek
3rd Gail LaPook/Diane Cozzi
4th Dorothy Eatough/Marilyn Shannon
5th Field Morey/Caroline Morey
1979 Mattoon, IL
1980 Greater Rockford Airport, Rockford, IL
1982 May 28-30 Mt. Vernon-Outland Airport, Mt. Vernon, IL
1983 Mount Vernon-Outland Airport, Rockford, IL
1984 May 25-27 Quad City Airport, Moline, IL
1st Susan Murray/Gail LaPook
2nd Margaret Ringenberg/Linda Gouloff
3rd Robert Riley/Jane Pratt
4th Marjorie Sundmacher/Herb Sundmacher
Speed Category:
1st Dottie Anderson/Jean Sloan
2nd Gerald Junker/Stacy Porch
3rd Jerry Conners/Pat Keefer
4th June Beers/Ted Berz
1985 May 25, Greater Rockford Airport, Rockford, IL
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1st Barbara Brusseau/Mary Waters
2nd Sharron Mitchell/Doreen Lange
3rd Vi Blowers Stamm/Pat Fairbanks
4th Beverlee Greenhill/Chuck Greenhill
5th George Meade/Deb Schroeder
Speed Category:
1st Jerry Conners/Pat Keefer
2nd Dottie Anderson/Harold Carey
3rd Gerald Junker/Stacy Porch
4th Field Morey/Karen Morey
5th Margaret Golledge/Tom Harper
1986 May 31, Willard-University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
1st Barabar Brusseau/Mary Waters
2nd Gail LaPook/Susan Murray
3rd Ruth Frantz/Bob Frantz
4th David Broadfoot/Debbie Schroeder
5th Joseph Jackson/Lucy Browne
Speed Category:
1st Charles Perry/Jan Perry
2nd Field Morey/Karen Morey
3rd Gerald Junker/John Foote
4th Jerry Conners/Giny Sayles
5th Virgil Sloan/Jean Sloan
1987 May 29, 30, & 31 Du Page—Savanna—Dwight—Du Page
1st Bob and Ruth Frantz
2nd Barbara Brusseau/Mary Waters
3rd Nancy Haraldson/Susan Murray
4th Charles and Jan Perry
Rookie Pilot: Laverle Grinden
Speed Category:
1st Field and Karen Morey
2nd Jerry Junker/Don Hughes
3rd Dottie Anderson/Harold Carey
4th Gary Jelinek/Emma Jelinek
Rookie Pilot: Thomas Parsons
1988 June 4, Vermillion County Airport-Danville, IL
1989 June 4, Greater Rockford Airport, Rockford, IL
1990 June 2 Bloomington-Normal Airport
1991 Whiteside County-Rock Falls,IL
1992 May 29-31 Bloomington-Normal Airport, IL
1993 June 4-6 Sterling/Rock Falls - Whiteside County Airport
1st Margaret Ringenberg/Margaret’s grandson
2nd Ruth Frantz/Bob Frantz
3rd Ellen Herring/Chuck Herring
4th George Mead/Tom Hampshire
Rookie Pilot: Rosemary LoGuidice
Speed Category:
1st Bill and Jim McKnight
2nd Gerald Yunker
3rd Frank and Anita Baker
4th Rosemary Hawk/Linda Schumm
1994 June 10-12- Coles County Airport, Mattoon, IL
3rd Norma Freier/Arthur Freier
4th Herbert Sundmacher/Marjorie Sundmacher
5th Ellen O’Hara/Mary Panczyszyn
Speed Category:
1st Chad Pobanz/Kathryn Bauer
2nd Jerry Junker/Cindi Lionberger
3rd Bill McKnight/Jeff McKnight
4th James Keller/Rich Frutig
5th Linda Schumm/Rosemary Emhoff
1995 June 2-4, Aurora Municipal-Aurora, IL
1st Nancy Haraldson/Rose Bonomo
2nd Ellen Herring/Chuck Herring
3rd Jim Nickel/Nate Nickel
4th Ruth Frantz/Robert Frantz
5th Cynthia Madsen/Ralph Madsen
Speed Category:
1st John Musgrave/Linda Harner
2nd Bill McKnight/Jeff McKnight
3rd Gerald Junker/Cindi Lionberger
4th Bob Jesse/Ken Rickey
5th Franklin Baker/Anita Baker
1996 May 31-June 1 Galesburg Mun. Airport, Galesburg, IL
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1997 May 30-June 1, Vermillion County Airport-Danville, IL
1st Margaret Ringenberg/Jon Wright
3rd Vi Blowers/Brown Dillard
4th Ruth Frantz/Robert Frantz
Speed Category:
1st Jerry Junker/Kent Flanigan
2nd Bill McKnight/Jeff McKnight
3rd Phillip Hecksel/no co-pilot listed
4th Linda Schumm/Bob Gagnon
5th No pilot listed/Pam Steenland
1998 June 6-Waukegan Regional Airport (29th).
1999 May 21-23 Whiteside County-Bittorf Airport, SterlingRock
Falls, IL
Proficiency category:
2nd Marjorie Sundmacher/ Mary Panczyszyn
3rd Hutchings/Harper
Speed category:
1st Horton/Dougherty
2nd Margaret Ringenberg/Wright
3rd Hecksel/White
4th McKnights
Spot landings:
1st Sundeen
2nd Margaret Ringenberg
3rd Barry Schiff
1st Place Rally Winner: Candice St. Lawrence/Deanna
Close
2000 May 6 Whiteside County-Bittorf Airport, Sterling-Rock
Falls, IL
Proficiency category:
1st Gary Heide/Jim Marks
2nd Marjorie Sundmacher/Madeleine Monaco
3rd Barbara Brusseau/Mary Waters
Speed category:
1st Margaret Ringenberg/Jaala Wright
2nd Mark Gingerich/Linda Schumm
3rd Barry Logan/Karen Logan
Spot landing:
1st Bill McKnight
2nd Jerry Junker
3rd Gary Heide
2001 (32nd) May 5 Whiteside County-Bittorf Airport, SterlingRock Falls, IL
2nd Cynthia Madsen/Ralph Madsen
3rd Margaret Ringenberg/Jairus Wright
Spot Landing:
1st Dr. Peter Kerwin
2nd Marjorie Sundmacher
3rd Deanna Close
Rookie Pilot: Dr. Peter Kerwin
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Let’s Hear It For the Guys! A
celebration like this would not be
complete without a tribute to all of
those 49½ers who have been so
supportive of the Ninety-Nines over
the years. They have been present
and helped out at our meetings, safety seminars, and air races. They have
stood by us and supported our causes
like NIFA, aerospace education, and
Forest of Friendship. They have fueled
and maintained our airplanes. They
cheered us on at competitions and
were proud of our accomplishments.
Sometimes they worked in the background and sometimes they were
wonderfully evident. Sometimes
they were understanding and knew
to just stay out of our way. We can’t
name names here lest we accidentally miss someone. But we
want you to know how greatly we appreciate you.
198s
Once upon a time in jest some of these affable wise guys
“revolted” and declared themselves “198s”; therefore, on this
occasion of our 70th anniversary, we would like to declare
all Chicago Area 49½ers as officially “198s for a Day”!
“Men of Quality are not threatened by women of Equality!”
Thanks, Guys, for all you’ve done!
The Chicago Area Chapter Ninety-Nines
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Charcoal portrait of Amelia Earhart on page 3, by Rollina J. Oglesbay, 2001. To learn how
to purchase her artwork, visit:
Http://www.itsallcreative.com/members/136/136-P18sm.html.
Back cover photograph of Chicago skyline by Julie A. Murray. 2003.
Unless otherwise noted, all other photographs courtesy Julie A. Murray or the Chicago
Area Chapter scrapbooks, maintained by Diane Cozzi.
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